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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Bicester, ENG

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 51.90°N, 1.15°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:15 AM
Sunset6:28 PM
Day length11 h 13 min
End of civil twilight7:02 PM
End of nautical twilight7:41 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:20 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 49 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 04 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:24 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:08 AM
Moonset5:15 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.22°N, 145.32°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:17 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:48 AM6:55 PM2:22 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:08 AM6:16 PM2:12 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:37 AM4:27 PM8:32 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:09 AM4:57 PM9:33 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:30 PM6:59 AM12:47 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Bicester is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.7. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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